President-Elect, SEG

Rocco (Rocky) Detomo

Rocky Detomo is currently President-elect of SEG and has been a member of the Society for more than 40 years. He has uniquely served on the Board of Directors of SEG (2014–2016), SEG Advanced Modeling Corp. (SEAM) (2013–2014), and the SEG Foundation (2022–2025). His volunteer work among students with the initiation of SEG EVOLVE, early design of SEG’s Honorary Lecture program, and participation in mentoring has been extensive and continues to this day. He has twice served as technical program chair for SEG’s Annual Meeting (2006 and 2015) and is an active supporter of SEG’s Women’s Network and Access and Culture committees. He is an SEG Foundation Trustee Associate. Detomo has spent more than 40 years in the energy industry working for Shell (33 years) and continues as an independent consultant and advisor. He has held senior positions in seismic acquisition, interpretation, exploration, development, and research, working and living in numerous areas around the globe. Detomo is an Air Force veteran and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics including a PhD in nuclear physics from The Ohio State University.